Web 2.0

I found Walt Crawford's article very interesting. Of the different levels of enthusiasm over 2.0, I fall into the category of wanting to "attract new users within the framework of retaining the users who love what libraries currently do." Change is very good and necessary but change should also be tempered with reason and caution. Many of the web 2.0 tools are fun, funky, and should be added to library services. But added and interwoven as yet another service reaching out to the more tech minded of library users. No group should be excluded or marginalized for the sake of progress. Like that person who just wants a good book to read and could care less that the library offers IM reference.